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Black History Month History
Each February, the United States honors African Americans who have shaped our nation. Black History Month celebrates the rich cultural heritage, triumphs and adversities that are part of our country's history. The Association for the Study of African American Life (ASALH) designates a new theme for Black History Month each year. This year's theme, Black Health and Wellness, honors Black medical scholars and health care providers.
In 1926, Carter G. Woodson, the "father of Black history," designated a time to promote and educate people about Black history and culture. Woodson started a weeklong celebration to encourage teaching Black history in public schools. By the late 1960s Black History Month became a reality.
February was chosen to celebrate Black History Month in part because the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass are in this month. President Lincoln was influential in the emancipation of slaves, and Douglass, a social reformer, orator, writer, statesman and a former slave, was a prominent leader in the abolitionist movement. On February 1 of 1865, the 13th Amendment was officially approved which abolished slavery.
President Barack Obama, our nation's first Black President, made a speech in 2016 about why we celebrate Black History Month. "Black History Month shouldn’t be treated as though it is somehow separate from our collective American history, or somehow just boiled down to a compilation of greatest hits from the March on Washington, or from some of our sports heroes," President Obama said. "It’s about the lived, shared experience of all African Americans, high and low, famous and obscure, and how those experiences have shaped and challenged and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so we can create a better future. It’s a reminder of where we as a country have been so that we know where we need to go."
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Did you know that "February" is one of the most misspelled words in the English language?
February is Black History Month, which makes it the perfect time to celebrate Black culture and heritage or educate yourself on Black history. It has holidays like Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, and Galentine's Day (which takes place on February 13 for you to celebrate loving your friends), the 17th is National Random Acts of Kindness Day, Presidents' Day, a federal holiday, falls on the third Monday of February. it contains events like the Super Bowl, the first NASCAR race in 2022, and the start of the Lunar New Year celebrations.
Normally, February has only 28 days, rarely, it gets one extra day, 29 days, this is leap day and leap year. A leap year is when the year has 366 days instead of 365. February is the first of five months not containg 31 days and is the only month to have less than 30 days. This shortest month of the year is named after a Latin word called 'februum', which in English translates to 'purification'.
The birthstone of February is an amethyst and the flower is a primrose! Some of the famous people born in February are Rosa Parks, Bob Marley, and Tony Robbins! Thomas Edison and Charles Darwin are some of the famous scientists to be born in the month of February.
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Join Meetings in
Central Northeast Neighbors
Due to Covid meetings are on via Zoom. Please look at the Neighborhood Association Websites for updates.
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Central Northeast Neighbors First Wednesday 7pm (CNN) contact Ronda
Sumner Neighborhood Association (SAN) contact Ronda
Madison South Neighborhood Association (MSNA) Click here
Beaumont Wilshire Neighborhood Association (BWNA) Click here
Rose City Park Neighborhood Association (RCPNA) Click here
Hollywood Neighborhood Association (HNA) Click here
Grant Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA) Click here
Central Northeast Neighbors Community Connects Gathering TBD
Central Northeast Neighbors Land Use Transp. Comm. 4th Wednesday
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2022 Small Grants Awards!
Central Northeast Neighbors (CNN) with the Office of Community & Civic Life (OCCL) is pleased to announce awards for Community Engagement and Capacity Building projects grants. This year, 2022 a total of $20,395 was available for Community Organizations and Neighborhood Associations. Award amounts are from $500 up to $3,000.
The recipients are Roseway 2022 Neighborhood Cleanup, St. Michaels and All Angels Burrito Love, A Community Meal Outreach program. Scott School Basketball Program, Mother and Child Strengthening the Understanding of Safe Sleep in Diverse Communities to Reduce SIDS, Rose City Park Fiscal Sponsorship of Concerts in the Park, Grant Park Family Promise and Sumner in Summer.
Each of these grants meets one or many of the following goals:
Increase the number and diversity of people who are involved and engaged in the broader communities and neighborhoods. Strengthen and expand community and neighborhood capacity to build community leadership, identity, skills, relationships and/or partnerships to reach equity goals. Amplify over looked voices and Increase community and neighborhood impact on public decisions and community life. Support community preparedness and resiliency building efforts. Expand local capacity to care for the physical environment. All projects engage community members in the Central Northeast Neighbors area.
Contact Ronda Johnson, Equity Outreach Manager, and Grants Coordinator at (503) 823-2780 or Rondaj@cnncoalition.org
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Central Northeast Neighbors Land Use, Transportation, Open Spaces and Parks (LUTOP) Combines with
Community Connect for February
Next LUTOP and Community Connect Meeting February 23, 2022, 7:00pm
Please Join via zoom;
Our meetings are open to the public. We look forward to seeing you there!
Kim Kosmas, City of Portland, Fire Bureau, Senior Fire Inspector, will be presenting at our LUTOP / Community Connect meeting on February 23rd. Kim has been with Portland Fire & Rescue for over 23 years. She currently is the Senior Fire Inspector managing the Public Education Office. Portland Fire & Rescue’s Public Education Office is involved in many Fire Prevention Programs, including the Free Smoke Alarm Program, Youth Firesetter Program, Wildland Urban Interface Assessment/Firewise program, Emergency Prep Education and General Fire Safety Education.
February 2022 – Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) Updates
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To Find Information About Where to Find Covid Vaccines you may search
https://www.vaccines.gov/search/
State of Oregon Information and Updates on Covid
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Charter Commission:
Community Listening Sessions, If you missed the sessions you can still view them!
The Charter Commission hosted a series of Community Listening Session in November 2021 and January 2022. In both sets of sessions, community members had the opportunity to learn more about the charter review process and the issues currently being researched by the Charter Commission (form of government & city council elections).
Learn more about the session, watch the recordings, and read reports, connect here
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City of Portland One Point of Contact
To report issues of illegal camping or related garbage within Portland the City of Portland’s One Point of Contact Campsite Reporting System is the mechanism community members can use. The following youtube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXSc6cr4WuY) describes how to use the system to make a report. It shows how the City and Central City Concern’s Clean Start Program respond to those reports.
It can be very frustrating for community members to raise issues with the City. It is not always clear how to make reports and to whom. The City’s One Point of Contact Campsite Reporting System is designed to simplify the process by providing a platform to more easily report issues about campsites. https://www.portlandoregon.gov/toolkit/70039
Two ways to report a campsite using the One Point of Contact Campsite Reporting System. Please use just ONE of the following methods:
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PDX Reporter. Select the "Campsite Reporting" icon on the main menu.
- Call 311.
**Please note that not all reports result in immediate action by the City. Every site reported is reviewed and analyzed.** Whether using PDX Reporter or calling 311, the exact location of the site is needed.
Once a report is filed a Clean Start crew is dispatched to conduct an onsite assessment and to pick up camper identified garbage.The Homelessness and Urban Camping Impact Reduction Program (HUCIRP) recommends submitting a new report of the same site once a week to ensure a current assessment by Clean Start (the first responder to the site to remove garbage and biohazardous materials). To report people living in a vehicle go to https://www.portland.gov/transportation/parking/abandoned-auto
If you are reporting criminal activity/behavior, report directly to Police. If you are reporting an emergency, call 9-1-1
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Hollywood Senior Center Community
The Community for Positive Aging–Hollywood Senior Center continues to work hard to ensure the safety of everyone, both within their space, as well as within the broader community. They have implemented some new cleaning and safety protocols to ensure a quick response in the case of any COVID infections.
While the Omicron variant of COVID has proven to be incredibly virulent, it has fortunately proven to be much less deadly than the Delta variant or even the original virus itself. And while that means that many more people you know and love might contract the virus, the likelihood is that the majority of them will handle it fairly well, and will not require hospitalization, or worse yet, succumb to the virus. Statistics are still showing that the overwhelming majority of those hospitalized, and especially dying, from the Omicron variant are unvaccinated. This is why we continue to emphasize the importance of getting vaccinations and boosters, and we continue to offer the shots to help prevent community members from getting seriously ill or dying.
UPCOMING VACCINE EVENTS:
- Friday, February 11, 10am–2pm
220 NW 2nd Ave (lobby of the office building)
- Friday, February 25, 10am–2pm
Turn! Turn! Turn! (8 N Killingsworth St)
CASH Oregon https://cashoregon.org/ has postponed the start of the Tax assistance program and appointments at the Hollywood Senior Center. CASH Oregon and the Hollywood Senior Center will make a determinations about restarting on a week-by-week basis. Once they are able to schedule appointments, they will be 90 minutes, offered on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at specific times that will be publicized at that time. Once started, there will be ongoing opportunities to make an appointment up to the new IRS tax deadline on Monday, April 18, 2022. Please continue to read all of the communication from the Community for Positive Aging-Hollywood Senior Center https://hollywoodseniorcenter.org/ , or call the center at 503-288-8303 on a weekly basis for updates.
To support the Community for Positive Aging–Hollywood Senior Center in their ongoing efforts to keep our community connected and informed, visit their donation page or send a check or money order to Community for Positive Aging at Hollywood Senior Center, 1820 NE 40th Ave, Portland, OR 97212.
Michael Murphy,
VIRTUAL SPECIAL EVENTS IN HONOR OF
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Oregon Black Pioneers: Western Migration & Setting Legal Precedents
Tuesday, February 15 • 6:00–7:00pm
Presenter: Troy Tate, Oregon Black Pioneer
Black Achievement and Anti-Blackness: A Contextual Understanding of Oregon Black History
Monday, February 28 • 1:00–2:00pm
Presenter: Dr. Carmen Thompson, history instructor, PCC
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Funding Opportunity:
Metro 2022 Investment and Innovation grants
The Investment and Innovation grants support creative ideas to prevent & reduce waste in the garbage and recycling system of greater Portland. "The program invests in local businesses, nonprofit organizations, and colleges and universities to explore new ways to decrease trash through repair, reuse, recycling, composting or preventing food waste.
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Rose City Bluff
Rose City Bluff Restoration is an informal volunteer organization dedicated to removing invasive plants and restoring the native ecological system on the Rose City Bluff in Portland, OR. The Bluff is a half mile long slope on the north edge of the Rose City Golf Course, with a one mile loop trail and panoramic views of the golf course and Mount Hood. It is a popular walking and running route for the surrounding neighborhoods.
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Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program
Re-Opens for Applications
On January 26, 2022, Oregon Housing and Community Services reopened the state Rental Assistance Program for a limited time only. Tenants will have three to five weeks to submit their application, depending on funding availability.
The state is prioritizing tenants based on scale of need, not first-come-first-served, but it is still best to apply ASAP, especially if a tenant is at risk of eviction.
Tenants can apply online at: www.oregonrentalassistance.org. Tenants who apply can receive Safe Harbor eviction protections that prevent landlords from evicting them until their application is processed.
If the tenant has applied for emergency rent assistance and provided documentation, the landlord cannot serve a termination notice for nonpayment or engage in an eviction court case while the application is pending. Tenants must show proof to their landlord that they applied for the program to receive these protections.
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February Farmers Markets
Hollywood Farmers Market Saturdays at 9:00am
Montavilla Farmers Market Sundays at 10:00am
PSU Farmers Market Saturdays at 9:00am
Oregon City Farmers Market every other Saturday...February 19th 10:00am
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Native Plant Sale
to Benefit Rocky Butte Farmers Market
Order plants starting on Feb 15th for April pick-up!
How it Works:
Order Plants Online between Feb 15 - March 15: Browse profiles of more than 100 native plant species from the comfort of your couch. Filter by sun, moisture, and more to find the right plant for the right place in your yard. Some species may sell out, so we recommend getting your order in quickly! At checkout, select your pick-up location, date and time.
Pick-up Plants in April at a Pop-up Near You: We'll look forward to seeing you at one of the four pick-up locations in April. These pop-ups are large, outdoor, parking-lot style events;
St Johns, April 1/2 - hosted by and benefiting Friends of Baltimore Woods
Botanical Garden, April 8/9 - hosted by and benefiting Leach Botanical Garden
Beaverton, April 15/16 - hosted by and benefiting Friends of Tualatin Hills Nature Park
NE Portland, April 22/23 - hosted by and benefiting the Rocky Butte Farmers Market
Plants for the Planet - Proceeds for the Community: Sink your hands in the dirt and feel good! Your new native plants will support birds, bees, and butterflies, while proceeds support essential work in our communities.
Thank you!!
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Oatmeal, Nut butter, Chocolate Chip, Olive Oil Cookies
5 tbsp extra virgine olive oil
¾ cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup rolled oats
6 tbsp brown sugar
1 egg
3 tbsp any nut butter
2 tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp kosher salt
½ tsp baking soda
½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar, salt and baking soda. Whisk to combine. In a large bowl, mix together the olive oil, egg, and nut butter. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet with a spatula. Stir in the chocolate chips. Refrigerate the batter for 15 minutes or up to 24 hours. Chilling will prevent the cookie from spreading too much while it bakes. Scoop heaping tablespoon sized amounts of dough onto a baking sheet, leaving 2” in between. Sprinkle the tops of the cookies with a little flaky sea salt if desired.
Bake for 15 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes.
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Do you Need a Notary Public?
We have you covered.
Central Northeast Neighbors can help you. Our own Ronda Johnson is a Notary! This is a free service from Central Northeast Neighbors. Please contact her for more information about doing curb side notaries during Covid-19 quarantine.
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CNN Resource Numbers and Websites
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"You Are Not Alone" We know physical distancing creates increased concerns, but there is help. At this website, https://govstatus.egov.com/or-dhs-not-alone is a list of resources for you, friends and family, and community members. All of these help lines offer translation services and are confidential.Your personally identifying information is not required.
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Please refer to www.211info if you require a resource that cannot be found on our website. Learn about community resources: Dial 2-1-1 They have extensive information if you are looking for resources related to food, housing, energy, emergencies, childhood and parenting, and maternity services. The website provides contact and location information for service providers nearest you.
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Mutnomah County and City of Portland Resource List https://multco.us/sites/default/files/health/documents/community_resource_list.pdf
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This is a Great Resource during Covid-19 Check it out! Macs List Portland Oregon https://www.macslist.org/working-in-portland/covid-19-resources-for-the-portland-community
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People with disabilities and older adults: Aging and Disability Hotline at 503-988-3646 or adrc@multco.us
- Mental health support: Multnomah Mental health Call Center at
- 503-988-4888
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Looking for the COVID resources featured in recent issues of the NEWS? These resources can now be found in https://www.multco.us/dchs/covid-19-information-resources-people-disabilities-older-adults
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This newsletter has been made possible through funding by the City of Portland, Office of Community & Civic Life. Views or findings expressed here do not necessarily represent those of the City of Portland or the bureau.
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